A Korean Office Worker Who Became a Nuisance Villainess in a Zombie Story - Chapter 62

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My sudden action made my companions freeze.
“Hm?”
Cyprus, despite having a blade pressed to his throat, remained perfectly composed.
He tilted his head curiously, as if what had been thrust against his neck was nothing more than a twig.
It was I who felt the tension.
I tightened my grip on the weapon and pressed Cyprus for answers.
“Talk.”
“About what?”
“Why the zombies don’t attack you.”
“….”
I remember it clearly.
At the Imperial Villa where the first zombies appeared, when the Troublemaker Papri opened the Kitchen Portal door swarming with zombie hordes.
‘Close it!’
‘It’s useless!’
‘Be careful, Praha!’
Praha, Cyprus, and Dazling struggled to shut the door again, and it was then that I defeated my first zombie.
‘Cyprus’s hand was right in front of the zombies, but they were just snapping their jaws instead of biting.’
As if they wanted to bite but couldn’t.
‘I thought I’d misread it back then.’
I’d assumed it was a mistake born from panic and confusion.
But in the Maze just now.
‘Where are you going!’
‘Fall back!’
When I saw the zombie rushing toward us pass right by Cyprus, who stood at the very front, I became certain.
‘The zombies don’t attack Cyprus.’
From the Imperial Villa on the Artificial Island where the first zombies appeared, the zombies had never directly attacked Cyprus even once.
Why?
I gestured with my chin toward Cyprus’s shoulder.
“Your shoulder is bleeding from an injury. Even with the scent of blood in the air, the zombies didn’t attack you. Only you.”
“….”
“Tell me the reason.”
I stared directly into Cyprus’s green eyes.
There was no way Cyprus himself didn’t know what I’d discovered.
Even though his hidden secret had been exposed, not a trace of panic crossed his handsome face.
Cyprus slowly raised both hands in surrender and spoke.
“You’re perceptive, Yusara.”
“Answer my question first. Before I jump to conclusions.”
“Aren’t you already jumping to conclusions?”
“Tell me before my suspicion becomes certainty. What are you? Are you the culprit behind all this?”
During the entire escape here, clinging to Cyprus like dead weight, ten thousand thoughts had raced through my mind.
This man has been running nonstop for hours to save me from the zombies.
No matter how immune he is to their attacks, exhaustion is still exhaustion.
He could pretend to stumble, drop me, and escape alone far more easily.
Yet here he is, drenched in sweat so profusely that steam rises from his skin, all for the sake of keeping me alive.
What if it’s all a lie?
What if my companion from our adventures is actually the mastermind behind this entire catastrophe?
I don’t even want to think about it.
My suspicion only deepened when Cyprus smiled despite our dire situation.
I couldn’t afford to let my guard down.
The moment I relaxed my vigilance for even a second, Cyprus could wrench the sword from my grip and turn it on my throat instead.
I forced my trembling arms, weakened by the blade’s weight, to stay raised.
If the opportunity arose…
My gaze drifted instinctively toward Cyprus’s lower abdomen.
I was prepared to use the self-defense technique Praha had taught me at the first chance.
Cyprus, noticing where my eyes were directed and realizing what I was targeting, finally flinched and spoke urgently.
“Calm down. It’s not what you think. I swear by the Southern Blue Sea—I’m not the culprit behind this catastrophe.”
“Do you know who the culprit is?”
“I don’t!”
“Then what? Why aren’t you being attacked?”
“I don’t know that either.”
“If you don’t know, you deserve to die.”
“Ah! Ah! I understand! I understand! Just wait!”
Cyprus, who had been pleading pathetically for his life (looking utterly pathetic in the process), blurted out his answer.
“It’s probably the same reason the zombies can’t enter this Temple.”
“…? What are you?”
A human Temple?
Cyprus then furrowed his brow slightly and reluctantly spoke.
“I’ve been blessed by a god.”
…
Suddenly spouting nonsense…
“I’m serious.”
Cyprus exhaled deeply and unbuttoned the shirt he was wearing. He tilted his neck to the side and pulled the fabric back, revealing a muscular torso.
On Cyprus’s left chest, directly above his heart, was a mark depicting two interlocking rings.
Yujein, standing beside me, spoke.
“It’s the symbol of the God of Marriage and Beauty.”
“That is?”
“Yes. It represents a pair of rings that are intertwined and inseparable, symbolizing lovers who will never part.”
Now that I think about it, Cyprus had mentioned believing in the God of Marriage and Beauty before.
I remember because he worships the same god as my mother.
But I’d never heard that Cyprus had received a god’s blessing.
At my question, Cyprus answered.
“You don’t know everything about me.”
“Are you dismissing my years of unrequited love?”
“Even you can’t know facts I’ve hidden from everyone and never spoken of.”
“Then why did you hide it from everyone?”
“It’s not a particularly pleasant memory.”
Not a pleasant memory?
Why not?
It’s a blessing from God.
‘Did the God of Marriage and Beauty, who covets beautiful youths, forcibly bestow a blessing?’
“I’m serious. If necessary, I can send someone to my territory to retrieve the certificate I received from the Temple.”
“…Fine.”
Though suspicion still lingered, I lowered my blade regardless.
“Miss Yujein, do you feel any divine power or something from that tattoo?”
“Huh? Y-yes… a little.”
“Hmm.”
If Cyprus had said this ten minutes ago, I wouldn’t have believed him.
But we were now in the Temple, and I had just witnessed with my own eyes that the zombies couldn’t cross the Temple’s boundary.
Despite the Temple being broken, empty, and long since abandoned, not a single zombie stepped foot inside the boundary stones placed around it.
‘Zombies appeared in God’s Maze only after we extracted the sacred object.’
After the divine power that had wandered through the Maze vanished.
If they cannot attack God’s Maze and the Temple, then it made sense they couldn’t touch a human blessed by God.
What troubled me, however, was this.
“…But why did the God of Marriage and Beauty bless you of all people? You go around meeting every woman you see.”
Didn’t you meet any woman as long as she was female? Everyone except me.
Cyprus protested as if wounded by my words.
“It’s true I’ve had many lovers, but I’ve never simultaneously courted two women or carelessly approached a woman without a special relationship.”
“…”
“I’m actually quite conservative. I never act that way unless we’ve confirmed our feelings for each other.”
“…”
(Suspicious gaze)
“I’m serious! Ask Praha!”
“Count me out.”
Praha shook his head.
“Hey!”
I asked Cyprus, who looked utterly wronged.
“So you can use divine power like Miss Yujein?”
“No. I’m merely a human favored by God, but I have no power.”
“Tch.”
Useless.
I set aside my uneasy feelings and returned the sword to Cyprus.
Cyprus wielded the blade with one hand effortlessly, but I needed both hands to grip it, and even then my arms trembled from the weight.
As Cyprus took back the sword from me, he pretended to cry.
“I thought my head was about to roll off.”
“What are you talking about? Your Highness was looking out for me. If I’d really wanted to, I could have counterattacked somehow.”
I still couldn’t understand why he’d let me disarm him so easily in the first place.
‘It definitely wasn’t because he was startled when I clung to him.’
“I’m sorry for doubting you.”
He’d gone through all the trouble of carrying me here at a run, and the moment we landed, I’d pressed a blade to his throat.
If I were in his position, I would’ve wanted to throw me back into the zombie horde.
When I mentioned this, Cyprus simply laughed.
“Well, since I’m a man, carrying just one person and running wasn’t difficult at all.”
“….”
‘Is this what they call bluffing…?’
Cyprus spoke to my expressionless face in a soothing tone.
“I’m sorry for making you suspicious. I was going to tell you once I was sure. Stop being mad, okay?”
“I’m not really angry.”
“Really?”
“Well, still… if things had gone wrong, I was planning to practice the self-defense techniques the Crown Prince taught me.”
Swish.
I glanced down at Cyprus’s pants hem.
Following my gaze, Cyprus trembled and shouted at Praha.
“What exactly did you teach Yusara?!”
Praha, who had been quiet, responded.
“How to subdue someone like you.”
“….”
“I’ll check inside the Temple building first to ensure there are no internal threats.”
With those words, Praha entered the Temple building ahead of us.
Left alone, Cyprus emphasized to me.
“My lady, I have lived a virtuous life. I intend to continue doing so for the rest of my days.”
“Yes, of course.”
I gave a half-hearted response and looked around.
We were in the courtyard in front of the Temple.
The courtyard, which once held vegetable gardens and rabbit hutches, now lay completely barren, and the low stone wall was half-crumbled.
Because of this, the zombies circling outside were clearly visible, unable to enter.
‘There really are a lot of them.’
“Um, I—!”
Yujein, who had been watching for an opportunity, stepped forward with determination, clutching a holy relic tightly in her hand.
“The ground here is dirt! And there’s a roof over there to shield from lightning! Even if I call down lightning, we won’t be electrocuted!”
So she’d been observing that the whole time.
In any case, it’s a good idea.
“Alright. Let’s deal with the zombies first.”
“After that, we can spend the night here and head down. It’s the middle of the night anyway.”
“I agree! Saint, please!”
“Okay!”
Yujein’s face brightened at our encouragement.
She gripped the holy relic until it nearly shattered, pressing her lips together firmly.
“Then… here I go!”
Yujein raised the holy relic toward the sky and squeezed her eyes shut.
A deep rumble echoed.
Soon, an inexplicable sound—one that defied scientific explanation—began emanating from the clear night sky.
Rumble. Rumble.
Go forth, battle saint!
‘I’m sorry, zombies. I promise I’ll uncover the truth behind this disaster. Please bear with me for now.’
Just as when she had saved us from the villa, Yujein’s eyes turned white.
A blinding explosion of light erupted!
The night sky flashed silver.
“Kyaaaagh!”
“Kieeeek!”
The zombies collapsed, charred to cinders by the brilliant blue-white light.
Crimson gems fell one by one onto the blackened, crumbling corpses of the zombies.
Even after all this time, her power remained overwhelmingly magnificent.
“Wow!”
Tangerine, witnessing Yujein’s strength for the first time, burst into applause. Cyprus and I quickly joined in.
“That was amazing!”
“The best!”
Yet Yujein herself looked bewildered.
“…Why…?”
This wasn’t it.
She murmured to herself and raised her arm once more.
[(Safe Zone) Abandoned Temple]
– Yusara, Yujein, Praha, Cyprus, Tangerine (Survived)

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